Incinerator.



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UNTTED STATES PATENT QiiFitQE.

SERAFIM PEREIRA REZENDEZ, 01 NEW BED'FORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

INCINERATOR.

To all whom it m (11 concern Be it known that I Steamer-Penman REZ-Bxnisz. a subject of Portugal, and resident of Xew Redford, Britolcounty, and State of Massachusetts. have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Incinerators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an incinerator fol-burning or (.lestroying thecontents oi sputum cups and the like.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple andinexpensive incinerator which may be set in the flue of a furnace orother conduit carrying hot gases and flame.

The above and other objects and novel features of the invention will beapparent from the following description, taken in connection with thedrawings in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional viewof a furnace and the flue thereof,with an incinerator constructed according to my invention set in the.flue line, parts being shown in side elevation. Fi 2 1s a horizontalcross section of the incinerator taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; andFig. Bis a vertical cross section of the incinerator taken along theline 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, designates the fire-box of a furnace of anyordinary or preferred ('(ri'lbtlllitiflll, the walls 11 thereofsupporting a boiler 12 through the tubes of which the flame and hotgases from the iircbox escape to the vertical flue 13 at the front endof the boiler. Extending rearwardly from near the. upper end ot'thevertical line- 13 there is a short horizontal flue-section l tin which,a damper 15 1S pivoted. The

damper is arranged to shut oil the heat sup-- plied to the incinerator.

The horizontal section 1i of the flue is connected to thereetai'igularmetal box 16 at the opening IT therein. The box 16 may rest on the upperside of the boiler 12 or be supported above the latter by means ofbrackets 13 as indicated. The box 16 may be made of boiler iron or othersuitable material and reinforced with angle irons at the corners and hasa door 18 hinged at one side.

and closing the opening 1!)" through which the matter and articles to beincinerated are intrmluced into the interior of the inciner- A latch 18or other suitable device may be provided for locking the door 18.

Extending along; parallel sides 0F the box 16 and secured to the walls19 and 20 are Specification of Letters Patent.

leading to the stack (not e hown).

Patented Oct. (5, 1914.

Application filed February 26. 1914. Serial No. 821.194.

angle irons :21 and 22, which supportthe ends of the grate bars 23 oi.the lllCll'lUltltOl. a slight distance above the bottom of the box 16 toprovide an uimbstructed passage be neath the grate. At each end of thesupports 21 and :22 and extending above the same to the top of the box16, there is a se ries of rods 24 at one end and .35 at the other, whichrods extend across the box to. The rods 24 and :23, together with thegrate bars 23, form an opcnwork inclo.-'urcv acccssible to the hot asesand llame and within which the articles to be incinerated are placed.The. ro'dr. 2i and :23 may be spaced apart any suitable distancesufiicient to exclude foreign mutt-er from the said inclosure. The flameand hot gases entering horizontally through the bars 2- and up ardlythrough tho'grate 23 are broken up and are brought into intimate contactwith the said matter. It will be seen that the support formed by thegrate bars located slightly below the center-line of the flue pipes1.-'l, 27, so that the entering gases will pass above and below saidsxipport. The top' of the box as well as the deflector 2; will directthe beat down onto the support and the matter thereon and part of theheat will pass through the bars il-l, :25 over the support directly tothe outlet 26.

The gases. etc. discharge from the incinerator through l'llt opening .26which is locatcd in line with the owning l7, and has the line pipe I?connected thereto, the latter in order to deflect the gases into cups ors-iinilar \es sols, T have provided a curved deflector plate 28 which ispivoted at :29 at the upper ends of the Forward cross bars. Ell. Toraise and lower the deflector plate '28 and change the angle at which ithangs. I provide a bar 30 which'is pivoted to the upper side thereof.passes through an opening in the top wall of the box 16, and has notches1-3] or other suitable means coii ierai'ing with the opening formaintaining it in a given position.

A Steam pipe 12 leads into and alone the b than of the box it} beneaththe crate and has branches 33 which extend across the bottom of the box'16. The steam. pipes are perforated alone their upper edges so as to vcincrator without ha ring them pan: through the lines of the boiler l).I provide a pipe ilwhlch 1S conncctwl to the rear end oi the from thefine to enter'the-incinerator and circulate through the same. When thein cineration completed, the damper is closed and the door may be openedand the cups 1-e,-

moved. .T-o thoroughly clean the-box after,

the incincrating operation, the'door 18 is again closed and while thedamper remains closed, l1ve steam -1S turned onat the valve 32', thenthe box has been thoroughly cleansed, the damper may be opened until1t1s deslrcd to use the inclnerator again.

', The incinerator will not obstruct the passage of dust and the like.through the flue into the smoke stack as it will be observed there isanobstructed passageway which leads between the openings 17 and 26 atthefopposite ends f th pipe and underneath h g ate'b'ars From theforegoing description, it will be seen that I have provided anincinerator which has decided advantages over other devices of this typeand over the old method of burning or disposing of the sputum.

lleretofore, it has required a very heavy fire and has been a verydisagreeable-and unhealthy task for the fire-man to properly dispose ofthe sputum, whereas by using the present arrangement the incineration-iscarriodon in a sealed box and --without,any

danger to the fireman or other person charged'w'iththe work. l I It willbe apparent that various changes may be made in the construction withoutde- Iclaim is:

1. The combination with the flue of a furparting from the spirit of theinvention, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to the exactdetailsas shown and described.

[Having thus described my invention what nace' of an. incineratorcomprising an inclosing casing having openings at its ends adapted to beconnected to the flue, a grate above the bottom of said casing andbetween the openings in the ends thereof, a series of rods at each endof the grate and rising to the top of the incinerator, a steam admissionpipe below the grate, a door in the side walls of said'casing and abovethe grate, and adjustable means for deflecting onto the materialto beincinerated the hot gases entering from said flue.

2. In anincinerator, the combination of a box having a heat inlet and anoutlet and an opening to admit matter to be incinerated, a support forsaid matter located above the bottom of the box and between saidinlet-and outlet, meansabovevthe inlet for directing heat ontothesupport and the matter there- 'on which is to be incinerated, a steam)ipe leading into said bolt, and means for s utting ofi the-supply ofheat entering said box through said inlet. I 3. In' an incinerator, thecombinat on of a box having a heat inlet and an outlet. a pipe leadingto the inlet and a pipe leading from said outlet, a support above thebottom of thebox and below a line connecting the centersof the inlet andoutlet, means above the inlet for directing heat onto the matter to beincinerated and means for shutting off the heat entering saidbox'through said inlet. v v

4. The Combination with a furnace having-a flue, of an incinerator setsaid flue and comprising a box having an inlet and an outlet in itsopposite end walls and a nor:

m'ally closed opening in its sidewall, a suppo'rtmg. grate above thebottom of the box and below a line joining the centers of the inlet andoutlet, an upwardly extending grating at each end of the supportinggrate, means for directing heat onto the supporting grate, a steam pipeleading into said box, and means for-shutting ofl? the supply of heatentering said box through said inlet.

5. The combination with a box having; an inlet and an outlet, of agratlng extendmg horizontally aeross the box above the bottom andvertically at a distance from the ends of the box tothe top of thelatter, said grating forming an inclosure withv the sides and top of thebox, said inclosure having an entrance for the introduction of matter tobe incinerated, and a device in the inclosure for defleeting on to saidmatter the hot gases entering the box through said inlet.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SERAFIM PEREIRA REZ ENDEZ. Witnesses:

DAISY L. Po'rz,

RALPH R. S. SYLVIA.

